Theodore Tsaousides

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Biography

Dr. Tsaousides is a rehabilitation neuropsychologist and assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and a licensed psychologist in the state of New York. He specializes in neuropsychological assessments, cognitive remediation, and psychotherapy for a range of cognitive and emotional difficulties. Dr. Tsaousides employs evidence-based, innovative, goal-oriented treatment approaches to enhance cognitive and emotional functioning, and to improve self-awareness and interpersonal skills.

Dr. Tsaousides is the training director of the postdoctoral fellowship program in clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation research at the Brain Injury Research Center of the Depertment of Rehabilitation Medicine. He is also a co-investigator in the Mount Sinai Injury Control Research Center, and the Disability Rehabilitation Research Project on Classification of Rehabilitation Interventions.

Dr. Tsaousides received his doctorate in counseling psychology at the University at Albany, State University of New York, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation research at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Research

Dr. Tsaousides is involved in research focused on improving cognitive and psychosocial functioning following traumatic brain injury (TBI). He is currently involved in a variety of clinical trials, among which are:

A psychotherapy study for post-TBI depression

A trial on the efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation day treatment following TBI

Validation of a brain injury screening instrument

Development a measure to assess the needs of individuals with TBI

A trial on the effects of aerobic exercise on mood, cognition, and fatigue following TBI

Ginsberg AA, Tsaousides T, Filanosky CA. The Role of Sleep-efficiency in Post-TBI Fatigue: A Comparison between Individuals with TBI and non-TBI Controls. Poster session presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Waikoloa, HI. 2008, February;.

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Dr. Tsaousides did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2014 and/or 2015: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

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